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Harold Roy MAYALL

Regimental number4251
Place of birthMurrudire near Drysdale, Victoria
Place of birthMurrudoc, Victoria
SchoolMirboo West State School, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressMirboo North, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Mr J Mayall, Mirboo North, Victoria
Enlistment date12 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 29 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularRecommended for the VC for bravery, but not awarded.
FateKilled in Action 30 September 1916
Place of death or woundingYpres, Belgium
Age at death22.11
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialBedford House Cemetery (Plot I, Row U, Grave No. 4), Zillebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
51
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James Stanley and Margaret MAYALL, Mirboo North, Victoria
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 2274 Pte Edwin Neil MAYALL, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 17 March 1919; 4250 Pte Sydney Edward MAYALL, 7th Bn, returned to Australia, 12 December 1918.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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